Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2018

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR No. 35/2018

Number 35 of 2018
HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2018
CONTENTS
1. Definition
2. Amendment of section 11C of Principal Act
3. Amendment of Schedule 1 to Principal Act
4. Amendment of Schedule 4 to Principal Act
5. Amendment of section 4 of Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996
6. Amendment of section 1 of Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1998
7. Amendment of section 125A of Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999
8. Short title, commencement, collective citations and construction
Acts Referred to
Health Insurance Act 1994 (No. 16)
Health Insurance Acts 1994 to 2017
Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 (No. 31)
Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996 (No. 4)
Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 46)
Voluntary Health Insurance Acts 1957 to 2008
Number 35 of 2018
HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2018
An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1994 to specify the amount of premium to be paid from the Risk Equalisation Fund in respect of certain classes of insured persons from 1 April 2019; to make certain other amendments to that Act; to amend the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996 to vary the basis on which persons are appointed to be members of the Voluntary Health Insurance Board; to amend the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1998 to enable the Voluntary Health Insurance Board to act as an insurer in addition to an agent in respect of the provision of health insurance cover pursuant to an international healthcare plan; to make a consequential amendment to the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 ; and to provide for related matters.
[24th December, 2018]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
		Definition
1. In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Health Insurance Act 1994 .
		Amendment of section 11C of Principal Act
2. Section 11C of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection (1)(b), by the substitution of “1 April 2019” for “1 April 2018”.
		Amendment of Schedule 1 to Principal Act
3. Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended—
	(a) in paragraph 2, by the substitution of “7 members” for “5 members”,
	(b) in paragraph 18, by the substitution of “shall be 4” for “shall be 3”, and
	(c) in paragraph 22, by the substitution of “Subject to paragraph 18, the Authority” for “The Authority”.
		Amendment of Schedule 4 to Principal Act
4. Schedule 4 to the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following Table for Table 2:
	“Table 2
	Amounts applicable on or after 1 April 2019
Class of Insured Person Amount of premium to be paid from Fund Male aged 50 years and over but less than 55 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (non-advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Male aged 50 years and over but less than 55 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Female aged 50 years and over but less than 55 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (non-advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Female aged 50 years and over but less than 55 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Male aged 55 years and over but less than 60 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (non-advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Male aged 55 years and over but less than 60 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Female aged 55 years and over but less than 60 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (non-advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Female aged 55 years and over but less than 60 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Male aged 60 years and over but less than 65 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (non-advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Male aged 60 years and over but less than 65years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Female aged 60 years and over but less than 65 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (non-advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Female aged 60 years and over but less than 65 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be Nil Male aged 65 years and over but less than 70 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (non-advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be €400 Male aged 65 years and over but less than 70 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be €1,050 Female aged 65 years and over but less than 70 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (non-advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be €275 Female aged 65 years and over but less than 70 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be €700 Male aged 70 years and over but less than 75 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (non-advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be €650 Male aged 70 years and over but less than 75 years on the date the relevant contract (being a relevant contract (advanced cover)) is renewed or entered into, as the case may be €1,775 Female aged 70 years and over but less than 75 years on the date the relevant contract (being a...